Journalists and academics bear the brunt of the massive crackdown on freedom of expression in Turkey. Scores of them are currently subject to criminal investigations or behind bars. This website is dedicated to tracking the legal process against them.
The police circular is clearly unconstitutional as it aims to reduce accountability of public officials and to censor t...
Prosecutor appeals Bülent Şık’s acquittal; journalist İsmail Çoban sentenced over newspaper clippings; journalis...
According to the report, during the first 4 months of 2021, 213 journalists stood trial; 20 journalists were sentenced ...
Prosecutor seeks conviction for four journalists in “Taraf trial”; Abdurrahman Gök’s trial resumes; Alican Uluda...
Ruling that access bans violated freedom of expression, freedom of the press and the right to an effective remedy, the ...
Journalists and representatives from professional organizations recount how police brutality affects journalists in Tur...
Violence against journalists is aimed both at preventing incidents from becoming public and silencing the public and al...
Journalist dismissed for reporting on university student’s death by suicide; prosecutors request sentence for writer ...
With the “disinformation” law entering in force, there is concern that not only journalists but also ordinary citiz...
In the second quarter of 2022, 168 journalists stood trial in 116 cases. Nine journalists were sentenced to a total of ...